Coaching and Business Advice

Coaching in integral systems management is an enlightening experience
for business owners and managers. A personal session is often the best
start for experienced people and a group retreat
(see next paragraph) may be better for executive teams and boards. (Other
networks your might explore include The Chief Executive Institute, Spirit
in Business, and Corporate Tools.)

The Astraea retreat is an intensive
course for senior executives - a private programme of 3 - 5 days' immersion
of Integral Systems and Performance Enhancement. This introduces leading
techniques in human and organisation behaviour including the Theory of
Everything, Open Space, Parallel Thinking and business tools that encourage
full spectrum improvement. Single day training is also available.

Other non-investment services include:

Business planning, with a focus on financial analysis, strategy and
performance improvement.

Director training in areas of finance and business planning.

Family business advice including estate and succession planning.

Performance analysis and tracking.

Advice on business expansion (concept, planning, execution), either
organically or through merger, including internationally.

Advise and manage sale or acquisition of businesses or their assets
on behalf of clients.

Venture Capital Funding For Your Business

We normally only consider investment in businesses which are already
advisory clients.

Investment size may be $ 0.1 million to $ 5 million as sole, principal
or following investor. Smaller amounts would be appropriate as initial
tranches in execution of a business plan. The currency of investment may
be converted to the local currency.

All industrial sectors are considered. There is a preference for LOHAS
goods and services, alternative energy and transport, and education.

Investment should finance product development, market development or
business systems improvement. Turnarounds are considered. Start-ups are
not usually considered. Seed capital is not available.

Preference is for businesses that show a commitment to providing authentic,
value for money goods or services for customers, employees, owners and
the community at large. These companies are built upon traditional principles
of "do to others what you want them to do to you" and do not pursue short
term market demand at the cost of medium and long term viability. Businesses
ought to demonstrate a desire to adopt sustainable business principles
in their product/service offerings or in their operations.

Businesses that support military endeavour, nuclear power or businesses
that abuse people are not considered.

Work Flow

Initial contact by email and telephone
will clarify the opportunity for us to work together. An initial consultation
clarifies the frame of reference, task objective, time-scale, budget and
your options. Periodic reviews with client to update on work done and
costs incurred are part of the work flow.

Fees

Our fees are very competitive. We aim to reduce your overall costs
by improving efficiency and effectiveness and saving you professional
fees.

Non-investment advisory fees may be time, project or commission based.
We outsource non-essential services where possible to keep costs down.
Seminars, lectures and training sessions are priced individually depending
on the requirements. Any work done, not in connection with investment,
monitoring or divestment of a business, would attract fees.